30CHAPTER 3: BOOTING AND CONFIGURING THE ROUTER

Startup Process

After the router starts up, the Boot ROM program runs and the following

 

information displays on the terminal screen:

 

Booting

 

 

 

********************************************

 

*

3Com Router Boot Rom, V4.60

 

********************************************

 

Copyright(C) 2002-2005 by 3Com Corporation, Inc.

 

Compiled at 20:46:59 , Jan 23 2003.

 

Now testing memory...OK

 

256M

bytes

SDRAM

 

8192k

bytes

flash memory

 

Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot Menu

 

The contents displayed on the terminal can vary with different versions of Boot

 

ROM.

 

 

 

If you press Ctrl+B immediately, the system displays the Boot Menu. If you do not

 

press Ctrl+B, the system initiates the program decompression process.

 

After “3Com Router Boot Rom, V4.60” appears, “Booting” disappears.

 

When the system begins the decompression and initialization process, the screen

 

displays:

 

 

 

Now system is self-decompressing...

 

System now is starting...

 

Press ENTER to get started

 

Press Enter. The system displays the [3Com] prompt, which indicates that the

 

router has entered the system view and you can configure the router.

 

 

Configuration

The configuration process includes the following steps:

Fundamentals of the

 

 

 

Router

 

 

 

1 Clarify your networking requirements. These requirements include: The connectivity requirements of the remote sites

The types of LAN and WAN interfaces required for the network

The configuration of IP and IP subnet settings and any other protocols The network reliability, management, and security policies

2 Based on your network requirements, draw a clear and integrated networking diagram.

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